Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-09

FeSs'ons Pouring In ON Governor oglssby
from Capitalists and Others As,us&sd
by Fear.

FeNs'ons Pouring In ON Governor ORlssby
from Capitalists and Others Aetuat.d
By Fear.
sPRNoFIELD, ILL.,, November 6.-Gover
nor Oglesby's mail in the Anarchists case
was larger this morning than ever before
Governor Ogleshy this afternoon informed
an Associated Press representative that
while there were many demands that the
"entence OF death be carried out, the pro.
portion Of requests OF commutation wae
decidedly larger than on any previous oc
casion. "As 4 matter OF fact" said the
Governor, ''pleas for clemency have al.
ways been somewhat greater than requests
for non.interference, but this morning the
proportion was somewhat greater
than usual. Delegations, 1 presume,
will begin to come in tomorrow
or next day and when they do purpose to
receive them all in the reception room ut
the Capitol. Everybody will be accorded
q patient hearing, and the case finally dis.
posed of, just as all other cases Of like
character have been in the past" Numer.
ous kilograms have been received by the
Governor during the day, most of them
from Chicago. Their tenor cannot be
learned. other than one of them was from q
PROMINENT CHICAGO CAPITALIST
who favors executive clemency. There ia
little doubt that the Governor is at this
time receiving communications from an
unusually large number Of moneyed men OF
the country who recommend communication
OF sentence. Some OF these gentlemen
waive all questions as to the law and
justice OF the case, and simply favor Gle.
mency on the grounds OF public policy,
insisting that it is better to send
the condemned men to the
penitentiary for life than it is to
allow them to become professed martyrs
by suffering the death penalty. Attorney
General Hunt was seen to-day by an Asso-
ciated Press representative and expressed
his opinion as to the probable outcome of
the petition for clemency. II have noidea
what the Governor will do" said he. 1.-THE
only time have seen him since my return
here was for a short time yesterday after
noon. He is Of course considering the
case, and is
CONSIDERING IT coNscIENrIoUsLY.
An enormous preesureis being brooght upon
him and this will become greater day by
dav from this time until the date of execu.
tion. As have always expected. popular
sentiment has begun to develop among q
certain clement az the final day approaches.
These people, actusted almost wholly by
feelings of sympathy. ara signing petitions
for clemency. Many OF them are signing them
for the Anarchists just as they would
sign them for other criminals il the case
was presented to them. It is O simple
matter Of sympathy that is gradually
working this change of sentiment. Many
people. too, consider that the degrees OF
guilt vary with these men. and that may
be true to some extent. Anyhow, q feeling
is broadcast that certain OF the condemned
men were guiltier than Others. That belief
is undoubtedly
AFFECTING PUBLIC sENTIMENr
to some extent. On the other hand, there
is no doubt that the refusal OF some OF the
men to ask or accept communication OF
sentence has afisnate3 much OF the symPa-
thy that they would otherwise have. "
Many OF the communications and
resolutions received from incendiary
societies aud Anarchist circles abroad!
nre violen in their denunciations o'
the Illinois judiciary. The Supreme court
OF the State hns been so misrepresented Dy
a part OF the press in Europe, and it's de-
cisions so generally garbled, that the 81
prsme Court reporter OF the State OF Hi
nOis has just sent copies OF the decisions ID
the Anarchist case to tho United states
ministers in Europe and all the leading
journals of the Transatlantic press.
now THE GOVERNOR WAS AFFECTED.
Gov. Oglesby was thunderstruek when he
received news tonight OF finding the bombs
in I.ingg's cell. He read and re-read the
dispatch and a cloud OF gloom. vexation
and anxiety swept over his face as the 1ull
import Of the information dawned upon
an Associated Press representative. ~
must say nothing whatever in regard to
this matter"